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E arth Kam. By: Judd, Spencer, and Jason. Class Picture. Grand Canyon. Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico. Dead Zone Information. There is no life in the dead zone Polluted part of the Gulf of Mexico
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EarthKam By: Judd, Spencer, and Jason
Class Picture Grand Canyon
Dead Zone Information • There is no life in the dead zone • Polluted part of the Gulf of Mexico • Caused by nitrogen fertilizer, animal manure, car pollution, power plants and waste from the Mississippi River • Condition called hypoxia • We can help stop it by not polluting as much
New Zealand North Island
New Zealand Information • The 2 main cities are Hastings and Napier • Volcanic activity occurs in the central part • Occasional mild earthquakes • North Island is part of the Pacific Islands
Mono Lake Information • Alkaline lake in the high desert of the Eastern Sierra is home for many life forms • One of the oldest lakes in the world • Naturally saline waters mix with fresh water springs creating calcium carbonate (limestone) • Algae are the food source for trillions of brine shrimp and alkali flies that thrive in the salty water • Home to microbe GFAJ-1 which thrives on arsenic • Arsenic is poisonous to most life
Orbital MechanicsEarly Space Exploration • First astronomer • Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) • Thought the sun was center of universe • Proved Earth rotates on axis once a day • Thought Earth rotates in a perfect circle –which is wrong • Second astronomer • JohannsKepler (1571-1630) • Discovered Mars does not rotate in a perfect circle • Found out the planets do not go in a uniform circle, but in elipitical orbits • Learned the sun in not focus of the universe
EarthKAM Camera System • Uses the Nikon D2Xs Digital Camera, controlled by the Lenovo (IBM) T61p Laptop. • Takes and downloads student image requests • Resolution: 12.40 Megapixels • Shutter 30-1/8000 • LCD Size 2.5 inch • Dimensions 6.2 x 5.9 x 3.4 in. • (158 x 150 x 86 mm)
Jason’s Works Cited • Ride, Sally. “North Island New Zealand.” https://earthkam.ucsd.edu/ek-images/favorites/ISS009ESC1133211853.2010. Web. Jan 27, 2011.
Judd’s Works Cited • Dead Zones • "Dead Zones in the Gulf of Mexico." EarthKAM. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Jan. 2011. <https://earthkam.ucsd.edu/ek-images/investigating_images/gulfmexico>. • MLA formatting by BibMe.org.
Spencer’s Works Cited • "NASA - Home ." NASA - Home . N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2011. <http://www.nasa.gov/>. • MLA formatting by BibMe.org.
Group Works Cited • Early Space Exploration • "Early Space Exploration." EarthKAM. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Jan. 2011. <https://earthkam.ucsd.edu/students/students_orbital_mechanics#early_space_exploration>.